Rule 8.3 - ALLIANCE BOOTS

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              ALLIANCE BOOTS
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.37179482
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               15 March 2007

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

  (a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
       security dealt in (Note 3)

                           Long                     Short

                     Number       (%)          Number       (%)

(1) Relevant        47,522,427  4.91%        1,181,768    0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives        900,471  0.09%          119,334    0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0   0.00%                0    0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               48,422,898  5.00%        1,301,102    0.13%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number           (%)      Number          (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


(c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      103,000              10.1638
Purchase      49,689               10.1268
Purchase      2,700                10.1438
Purchase      5,374                10.1250
Purchase      103,000              10.1638
Purchase      340                  10.1566
Purchase      821                  10.1250
Purchase      11,200               10.1291
Purchase      560                  10.1250
Purchase      14,677               10.1250
Purchase      77,670               10.1399
Purchase      77,670               10.1399
Purchase      2,902                10.1250
Sale          2,902                10.1250
Sale          38,000               10.1517
Sale          103,000              10.1638
Sale          789                  10.1185
Sale          799                  10.1650
Sale          6,335                10.1486
Sale          1,055                10.1640
Sale          98,497               10.1343
Sale          322                  10.1321
Sale          77,670               10.1399
Sale          1,065                10.1279


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,    Long/Short     Number of          Price Per Unit
(e.g. CFD)       (Note 6)       Securities         (GBP)
                                (Note 7)
CFD              Short          49689              10.1267
CFD              Short          11200              10.1291
CFD              Short          77670              10.1399
CFD              Short          2700               10.1437
CFD              Long           98497              10.1342
CFD              Long           6335               10.1486
CFD              Long           38000              10.1517
CFD              Long           1055               10.1639


(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)



(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)



4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         16 March 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk